Qualification for the Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Qatar between 2 and 18 December. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.
Groups Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4 * * *
* Withdrew
Qualification Group 1 All matches played in United Arab Emirates. Team95410121+1185320100+105513155045122512–73503219–81501406–6
Group 2 All matches played in Malaysia. Iraq were originally drawn in this group, but they withdrew on 6 April 1988 in protest at the AFC changing the fixtures schedule at late notice. Team7431090+95421163+35413021+13411246–204004112–11
Group 3 All matches played in Nepal. Team7431082+66422061+55421132+11401305–51401307–7
Group 4 All matches played in Indonesia. Team5321040+43311153+23311114–31301214–3
Qualified teams Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance 16 December 1984 17 February 1988 16 February 1988 18 April 1988 18 April 1988 0 (debut) 3 June 1988 4 June 1988 22 June 1988 0 (debut) 22 June 1988
Notes
References
RSSSF details *"Stiff test for Lions in 1988" The Straits Times, 13 December 1986, Page 38 GSA details